Spotify’s stock price has been on a promising upswing, with analysts setting ambitious targets as shares edge near $400. The last time SPOT approached this mark was in early 2021, fueled by high-profile content deals, but concerns over profitability and market pressures pulled it down to the $70s in 2022. Under CEO Daniel Ek’s direction, Spotify shifted focus to profitability, cutting unnecessary expenditures. Analysts are optimistic, with targets ranging up to $490 from firms like Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, driven by projected subscriber growth, podcasting, and ad revenue.
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Mark Zuckerberg Dethroned: Three 22-Year-Old Mercor Founders Become Youngest Self-Made Billionaires
Mercor’s 22-year-old founders have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after a $350 million funding round valued the AI recruitment startup at $10 billion, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s record. Mercor, a fast-rising recruitment startup powering AI model training for Silicon Valley’s biggest labs, has created the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. Three 22-year-old cofounders, including two Americans of Indian origin, have dethroned Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest sel
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Soho House Acquired for £2 Billion as Ashton Kutcher Joins Board
Private members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned investor Ashton Kutcher. The group opened its first club in London in 1995, and now has 46 Soho Houses in Europe, North America and Asia, as well a string of other up-market hospitality businesses. It is widely regarded as being a popular haunt of A-list celebrities, and one of its London venues was reportedly where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.
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Charlie Puth Just Gave a Reminder of How the National Anthem Should Be Sung
The national anthem has become a strange battleground in modern pop culture. Every performance seems to fall into one of two traps: either it’s overstuffed with vocal gymnastics meant to go viral, or it’s delivered so cautiously that it barely leaves a mark. Charlie Puth’s recent rendition cut cleanly through both extremes—and in doing so, quietly set a new bar. Puth didn’t treat the anthem like a flex. He treated it like a song. That alone made his performance stand out. From the first note,
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The Super Bowl LX showdown between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots is officially a week away! So which team do the numbers favour? Super Bowl LX is scheduled for February 8th at Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern (00:30 CET - Monday). A new champion will be crowned Tonight.#AfroBallers #NFL #SBLX pic.twitter.com/IHAxkhjJhG — AfroBallers (@afroballers) February 8, 2026 Seahawks numbers Seattle has a chance to make NFL history on multiple
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Djokovic and Alcaraz Set for Australian Open Final
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are set to meet in the Australian Open men’s final, creating another generational showdown at one of tennis’s biggest stages. A win for Alcaraz would complete the career Grand Slam at a remarkably young age, adding Melbourne to his titles at the other three majors, while Djokovic is chasing an all‑time record 25th major and yet another trophy on Rod Laver Arena. Broadcasters and news outlets have framed the clash as a historic moment, with the matchup highlighte
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Quantum, Space Internet, and “AI in the Real World” Set the Stage for 2026 Tech
The next wave of tech hype is less about new apps on your phone and more about the pipes underneath them, with experts pointing to advances in quantum computing, space‑based internet and AI that can understand the real world in a forward‑looking brief on four trends that will shape 2026. Scientists are working on more stable kinds of quantum bits that can hold fragile information for longer, a step toward machines that could crack problems today’s computers would need centuries to solve. At the
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